Rangers F.C. season 2007-08
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| Rangers | |
| Season 2007-08 | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Walter Smith |
| Chairman | David Murray |
| League | Scottish Premier League |
| Final league position | 2nd P38 W27 D5 L6 F84 A33 |
| Scottish Cup | Winners |
| League Cup | Winners |
| Champions League | Group Stage |
| UEFA Cup | Runners-up |
| Top goalscorer | League: Kris Boyd (14) All: Kris Boyd (25) |
| ← Previous season 2006-07 |
Next season → 2008-09 |
The 2007-08 season is the 111th season of competitive football by Rangers.
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[edit] Overview
Rangers played a total of 68 competitive matches during the 2007-08 season. It was Walter Smith's first full season at the club since 1997-98. The early season priority was qualification for the group stages of the Champions League and this was secured with hard-fought victories over FK Zeta and Red Star Belgrade.
Rangers were drawn in Group E with Barcelona, Lyon and Stuttgart. The group stage started well, with the first two matches resulting in victories, over Stuttgart and Lyon. A home draw with Barcelona left Rangers with seven points after three games, but the last three matches all resulted in defeat, meaning Rangers finished third in the group and entered the UEFA Cup. However, the European adventure continued for Rangers as they progressed to the semi finals of the competition by beating Panathinaikos, Werder Bremen and Sporting Lisbon and then reached the final with a penalty shoot-out victory against Fiorentina. They played FC Zenit Saint Petersburg in Manchester on 14 May, the Russian side was managed by formed Gers boss Dick Advocaat. Rangers lost the match 2-0, with over 100,000 fans in the city to see the game.
On the domestic front, the race for the Scottish Premier League continued until the final matchday of the season. Both Celtic and Rangers were tied on 86 points going into their games (against Dundee United and Aberdeen respectively) on 22 May 2008, but Celtic were top of the table due to having a better goal difference of 57, four ahead of Rangers. This did not prove to be decisive, as Rangers surrendered their hopes of landing the championship with a 2-0 defeat away to the Dons. The club had had a ten-point lead in late March.
The club appeared in its first final since 2005. They played Dundee United on March 16, 2008 and won the League Cup on penalties. The match was tied 2-2 after extra time, with both goals coming from Kris Boyd who also scored the winning spot kick.
They also reached the final of the Scottish Cup for the 49th time. They beat St. Johnstone 4-3 on penalties in the semi-final after the score was tied at 1-1 after extra time. The club played Queen of the South in the final on 24 May 2008 and won the match 3-2 thanks to goals from DaMarcus Beasley and a double from Kris Boyd.
[edit] Transfers
[edit] In:
| Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|
 Carlos Cuéllar[1] |
CA Osasuna | £2,370,000 |
 Lee McCulloch[2] |
Wigan Athletic | £2,250,000 |
| Steven Whittaker[3] |
Hibernian | £2,000,000 |
| Steven Naismith[4] |
Kilmarnock | £1,900,000 |
 Daniel Cousin[5] |
RC Lens | £750,000 |
 DaMarcus Beasley[6] |
PSV Eindhoven | £700,000 |
 Thomas Kind Bendiksen[7] |
Harstad IL | Undisclosed |
 Isa Bagci[8] |
BK Häcken | Undisclosed |
| Neil Alexander[9] |
Ipswich | Undisclosed |
| Kirk Broadfoot[10] |
St. Mirren | Free |
 Roy Carroll[11] |
West Ham United | Free |
 Jean-Claude Darcheville[12] |
Bordeaux | Free |
 Giorgos Efrem[13] |
Arsenal | Free |
| Alan Gow[14] |
Falkirk | Free |
| Graeme Smith[15] |
Kilmarnock | Free |
| Christian Dailly[16] |
West Ham United | Free |
 Arturs Vaiculis[8] |
St. Mirren | Free |
| Luis Borja Lazaro |
Atletico Madrid | Free |
 Amdy Faye[17] |
Charlton Athletic | Loan |
 Marco Michetschlager[18] |
Admira Wacker | Loan |
| Andy Webster[19] |
Wigan Athletic | Loan Extension |
| Steven Davis[20] |
Fulham | Loan |
[edit] Out:
| Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Hutton[21] |
Tottenham Hotspur | £9,000,000 |
| Karl Svensson[22] |
SM Caen | £700,000 |
 Libor Sionko[23] |
F.C. Copenhagen | Undisclosed |
 Lee Robinson[24] |
Greenock Morton | Loan |
 Filip Šebo[25] |
Valenciennes | Loan |
| Gavin Rae[26] |
Cardiff City | Free |
| Ian Murray[27] |
Norwich City | Free |
| Ugo Ehiogu[28] |
Sheffield United | Free |
| Roy Carroll[29] |
Derby County | Free |
| Steven Campbell[30] |
Airdrie United | Free |
| Antoine Ponroy |
AS Cannes | Free |
| Martin Ure[31] |
Queen's Park | Free |
| Scott Hadden[32] |
Ross County | Free |
| Joe Sagar[33] |
Porthmadog | Free |
| Makhtar N'Diaye |
Unattached | Released |
| Sam Woods |
Unattached | Released |
 Stefan Klos [34] |
Unattached | Retired |
 Dado Pršo[35] |
Unattached | Retired |
| Marco Michetschlager [36] |
Admira Wacker | Loan Return |
[edit] Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
[edit] Scottish Premier League
[edit] UEFA Champions League
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2007 | QR2 | FK Zeta | H | 2-0 | 33,000 | Weir, McCulloch |
| 07 Aug 2007 | QR2 | FK Zeta | A | 1-0 | 11,000 | Beasley |
| 14 Aug 2007 | QR3 | Red Star Belgrade | H | 1-0 | 35,364 | Novo |
| 28 Aug 2007 | QR3 | Red Star Belgrade | A | 0-0 | 47,012 | |
| 19 Sep 2007 | GS | VfB Stuttgart | H | 2-1 | 49,795 | Adam, Darcheville (pen) |
| 21 Oct 2007 | GS | Lyon | A | 3-0 | 38,067 | McCulloch, Cousin, Beasley |
| 23 Oct 2007 | GS | Barcelona | H | 0-0 | 49,957 | |
| 07 Nov 2007 | GS | Barcelona | A | 0-2 | 82,887 | |
| 27 Nov 2007 | GS | VfB Stuttgart | A | 2-3 | 51,000 | Adam, Ferguson |
| 12 Dec 2007 | GS | Lyon | H | 0-3 | 50,062 |
[edit] UEFA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 2008 | R3 | Panathinaikos | H | 0-0 | 45,203 | |
| 21 Feb 2008 | R3 | Panathinaikos | A | 1-1 | 14,452 | Novo |
| 06 Mar 2008 | R4 | Werder Bremen | H | 2-0 | 45,959 | Cousin, Davis |
| 13 Mar 2008 | R4 | Werder Bremen | A | 0-1 | 33,660 | |
| 03 Apr 2008 | QF | Sporting Lisbon | H | 0-0 | 48,923 | |
| 10 Apr 2008 | QF | Sporting Lisbon | A | 2-0 | 31,155 | Darcheville, Whittaker |
| 24 Apr 2008 | SF | Fiorentina | H | 0-0 | 49,199 | |
| 01 May 2008 | SF | Fiorentina | A | 0-0* | 39,130 | |
| 14 May 2008 | F | Zenit Saint Petersburg | N | 0-2 | 47,500 |
*Rangers won the match 4-2 on penalties
[edit] Scottish Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2008 | R4 | East Stirling | H | 6-0 | 34,024 | McCulloch (2), Hutton, Boyd (3, 1 pen) |
| 03 Feb 2008 | R5 | Hibernian | A | 0-0 | 11,513 | |
| 09 Mar 2008 | R5 Rpl | Hibernian | H | 1-0 | 33,837 | Burke |
| 19 Mar 2008 | QF | Partick Thistle | H | 1-1 | 36,724 | Boyd |
| 13 Apr 2008 | QF Rpl | Partick Thistle | A | 2-0 | 9,909 | Novo, Burke |
| 20 Apr 2008 | SF | St. Johnstone | N | 1-1* | 26,180 | Novo (pen) |
| 24 May 2008 | F | Queen of the South | N | 3-2 | 48,821 | Boyd (2), Beasley |
*Rangers won the match 4-3 on penalties
[edit] League Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 2007 | R3 | East Fife | A | 4-0 | 7,413 | Novo, Boyd (2, 1 pen), Cuéllar |
| 31 Oct 2007 | QF | Motherwell | A | 2-1 | 9,283 | Novo, Boyd |
| 30 Jan 2008 | SF | Hearts | N | 2-0 | 31,989 | Ferguson, Darcheville |
| 16 Mar 2008 | F | Dundee United | N | 2-2* | 50,019 | Boyd (2) |
*Rangers won the League Cup 3-2 on penalties
[edit] Friendlies
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2007 | FC Gütersloh | A | 3-0 | 1,850 | Webster, Boyd (pen), Burke |
| 15 Jul 2007 | SV Lippstadt 08 | A | 4-2 | Šebo, Novo (pen), McCulloch (2) | |
| 17 Jul 2007 | Hannover 96 | A | 0-1 | ||
| 21 Jul 2007 | Falkirk | A | 1-1 | McCulloch | |
| 24 Jul 2007 | Ajax | H | 1-1 | 32,770 | Cuéllar |
| 28 Jul 2007 | Chelsea | H | 2-0 | 50,380 | Novo, Šebo |
[edit] Player statistics
- ¹ Denotes player has left the club. ² Denotes player joined in the January transfer window.
| No. | Player | Apps | Goals | YC  |
RC  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan McGregor |
53 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Alan Hutton¹ |
31 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| 3 | David Weir |
61 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Thomas Buffel |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 |  Saša Papac |
46 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Barry Ferguson |
62 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 |  Brahim Hemdani |
35 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Kevin Thomson |
44 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | Kris Boyd |
41 | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Nacho Novo |
49 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Charlie Adam |
32 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Steven Davis² |
26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Ugo Ehiogu¹ |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Amdy Faye |
6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Alan Gow |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Graeme Smith |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Chris Burke |
21 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Steven Naismith |
31 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Jean-Claude Darcheville |
48 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | DaMarcus Beasley |
21 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Kirk Broadfoot |
34 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Andy Webster |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Christian Dailly² |
22 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Filip Šebo |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Carlos Cuéllar |
65 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 25 | Neil Alexander² |
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Roy Carroll¹ |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Steven Smith |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Lee McCulloch |
46 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 28 | Steven Whittaker |
48 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | Daniel Cousin |
42 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Paul Emslie |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 |  Dean Furman |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | John Fleck |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Rangers clinch signing of Cuellar", BBC Sport, July 6, 2007.
- ^ "Rangers seal McCulloch transfer", BBC Sport, July 11, 2007.
- ^ "Whittaker in £2m Rangers switch", BBC Sport, July 11, 2007.
- ^ "Naismith makes late Rangers move", BBC Sport, August 31, 2007.
- ^ "Cousin completes Rangers switch", BBC Sport, August 9, 2007.
- ^ "Rangers clinch Beasley transfer", BBC Sport, June 27, 2007.
- ^ "Gers land Norwegian starlet", Sky Sports, August 31, 2007.
- ^ a b "Gers sign youth trio", Rangers official website, September 1, 2007.
- ^ "Gers sign Ipswich Goalkeeper", BBC Sport, January 30, 2008.
- ^ "Rangers sign Buddies' Broadfoot", BBC Sport, March 6, 2007.
- ^ "Carroll signs one year Gers deal", BBC Sport, July 7, 2007.
- ^ "Rangers sign striker Darcheville", BBC Sport, May 9, 2007.
- ^ "Walter backs Murray on cash charge", Evening Times, May 30, 2007.
- ^ "Rangers seal Gow summer transfer", BBC Sport, February 1, 2007.
- ^ "Smith leaves Killie for Rangers", BBC Sport, June 27, 2007.
- ^ "Gers sign Dailly", Rangers official website, January 30, 2008.
- ^ "Rangers win race to sign up Faye", BBC Sport, August 31, 2007.
- ^ "Robinson completes move to Morton", BBC Sport, July 10, 2007.
- ^ "Webster extends Ibrox loan deal", BBC Sport, June 29, 2007.
- ^ "Fulham's Davis loaned to Rangers", BBC Sport, January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Spurs complete signing of Hutton", BBC Sport, January 30, 2008.
- ^ "Svensson joins Caen from Rangers", BBC Sport, June 27, 2007.
- ^ "København snap up Sionko", UEFA website, July 29, 2007.
- ^ "Robinson heads to Morton on loan", BBC Sport, July 6, 2007.
- ^ "Sebo offloaded to Valenciennes", BBC Sport, August 22, 2007.
- ^ "Cardiff capture Rae and MacLean", BBC Sport, June 22, 2007.
- ^ "Murray completes move to Norwich", BBC Sport, August 24, 2007.
- ^ "Ehiogu completes move to Blades", BBC Sport, January 18, 2008.
- ^ "Derby capture goalkeeper Carroll", BBC Sport, 31 January 2008.
- ^ "Airdrie snap up defender Campbell", BBC Sport, January 27, 2008.
- ^ "Martin Ure switches to Queen's Park", Queen's Park website, July 19, 2007.
- ^ "Hadden joins Ross County", Ross County website, June 19, 2007.
- ^ "Sagar signs for Porthmadog", Welsh Premier website, July 23, 2007.
- ^ "Concern over Klos, Prso swansong", BBC Sport, 8 May 2007.
- ^ "Prso to part company with Rangers", BBC Sport, March 29, 2007.
- ^ "St Johnstone trial for Austrian", BBC Sport, February 19, 2008.
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